Unless otherwise expressly stated, the succeeding shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be interpreted in the following manner, unless the context clearly requires literal usage.
(A) Words used in the present tense also include the future tense.
(B) Words used in the singular include the plural, and vice versa.
(C) Words of masculine gender include feminine gender, and vice versa.
(D) The words and abbreviation “includes”, “including”, “shall include”, “such as” and “e.g.” are not limited to the specific example(s) given but are intended to extend the words or words’ meaning(s) to all other instances of like kind and character.
(E) The words “person”, “applicant” or “developer” include a partnership, corporation or other legal entity, as well as an individual.
(F) The words “shall”, “required” or “must” are mandatory; the words “may” and “should” are permissive.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 10-7-2013)